Progression Coach - Birmingham

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 3rd April 2025

Job Title: Progression Coach

Reports to: Team Leader

Salary: Scale 5, Points 23-25, £23,840 - £25,399 per annum, pro rata

Hours of work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

*12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT*

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes in individual and group work settings.
• To support and encourage young people to undertake the St Basils life skills programme and to achieve the qualification.
• To encourage and motivate young people to engage with and sustain education, training, and employment opportunities.
• To support young peoples’ progress, working innovatively and flexibly to assist with any problems which may arise.
• To refer young people for opportunities in work experience and employment as appropriate.
• Establish and develop links with training providers, employers, volunteering networks etc. in order to improve access to training opportunities for young people.
• Identify and recommend additional resources and services appropriate to the client group.
• Maintain accurate records of all young people action plans and progress.
• To undertake holistic risk and needs assessments and to develop support and risk management plans.
• To support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
• To prepare young people to take up and sustain settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
• To be available to young people for regular support sessions and to respond to crises.
• To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
• To promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
• To facilitate young people’s access to, and take up of, other support services.
• To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in order to maximise young people’s income.
• To organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
• To maintain accurate records e.g. support plans, day to day records.
• To be flexible by being available out of hours on a rota basis to offer information, advice, and guidance to colleagues and in crisis situations, provide emergency cover within your own Project.
• To work as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as required by the line manager.
• As part of a team to assist in the preparation of accommodation, which will involve some cleaning duties.
• To assist in the induction of new staff, to supervise and support volunteers, trainees and students, as required by line manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential:

GCSE English and Maths – C Grade and above or equivalent.

NVQ Level 3 – Care, Advice & Guidance or other relevant/equivalent qualification (or prepared to work towards).

ROLE EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

Working with young people in the following settings/Types of work – Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation, Community Work, Education and Training, Housing.

Experience of working with and delivering a service through payments by outcomes PBO or PBR.

Desirable:

Working with volunteers/students.

KNOWLEDGE:

Essential:

Up to date knowledge of welfare rights and relevant legislation.

Up to date knowledge of housing legislation.